Please call Keith or Austin 352-620-1335
The purpose of the Herbicide Technician is to provide professional, top quality, and knowledgeable services to spray highway components in the roadway such as guardrails, sidewalks, etc. This is not seasonal work. This is a permanent full-time position Monday - Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. This is a safety sensitive position and requires working in a fast pace team environment in various elements of weather performing multiple job responsibilities.
Oasis Landscape Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to our associates. We are an equal opportunity employer and focus on developing our people by giving them the tools and training needed. This helps associates reach their personal and professional goals while still maintaining a reasonable work life balance. We continuously strive to promote from within, which makes Oasis an employer of choice and a great place to work.
Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities
Tasks may include (based on services offered within assigned region), but are not limited to the following:
Administers pesticide and fertilizer products to lawns and shrubs according to schedule, safety procedures and label instructions
Irrigating plant material
Maintain service schedules for all customers on assigned route, calling customer prior to their service if needed
Provide excellent communication and people skills to build trust and create positive customer experiences
Ability to adjust and adapt to timelines and workloads
Communicate effectively with management and team members
Respond to customer requests in a timely manner
Continuously take a safety-first approach
Complete and submit service-related paperwork in a timely and orderly fashion
Completion of our initial technical training and participation in regular update training to stay current with proven practices and methods to decide on the most efficient solutions for customer's needs
Drives company service vehicles to and from job locations
Adhere and abide to all driving laws/company policies when operating company vehicles
Maintain assigned service vehicle, equipment and tools in clean/good working condition
Ability to conduct pre and post vehicle, trailer, and equipment checks
Additional projects as assigned
Must attend and complete any required FDACS CEU requirements
Saturday and evening work may be required
Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Skills
Required:
A High School Diploma/GED and at least 2-4 year of experience and or training working in the commercial/residential lawn & ornamental pest control customer service industry
Reliable transportation to and from work
Ability to identify the basic lawns, shrubs, and trees common to the north Florida service area
Understands and demonstrates proficiency with products and techniques used to maintain lawn & shrub health
Understand and adhere to label directions on each product used and practice correct mixing and transportation procedures
Ability to interact regularly with customers to ensure their satisfaction
Must be able to obtain required license and/or certification(s) as required by federal, state or local government
Position requires successful completion of company approved training program
Ability to calculate basic math
Must have excellent written and verbal communication, with emphasis on customer relations
Must be able to work Saturdays
Must be able to work in excess of an 8-hour day if company needs dictate
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to pass seven-year criminal background check
Must be able to pass substance abuse testing
Must be able to pass three-year motor vehicle report and meet minimum eligibility requirements criteria of insurance carrier
Associated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of information and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to read and understand product/PPE labels accurately to ensure that they are properly applied, stored and disposed of in compliance with State and Federal laws.
Ability to establish strong internal and external relationships.
Ability to work with limited supervision and complete all scheduled productions stops.
License/Certification
Required:
Valid permanent driver’s license in the state of Florida with a clean driving record per company standards.
GI – BMP Certificate
FDACS LCM License
Working Environment
Works in outside environment and is subject to inclement weather, hot, humid, cold, rainy, and other temperature and weather-related conditions. Team Member is subject to significant noise causing the need to shout in order to be heard above surrounding noise level. Works with chemicals and other industry-related products.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements
Team member is required to have visual acuity for close, distance, color, peripheral, depth and focus to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
Subject to outside environmental conditions including atmospheric conditions of one or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory systems: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation
No effective protection from the weather and from temperature changes
Physical requirements include exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of forces frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move object
Must have the ability to sit, stand, talk, hear, walk, balance, climb, stoop, grasp, crawl, crouch, kneel,
Must be able to push, pull and lift a minimum of 50lbs; perform repetitive motions; use hands and arms to handle, feel or reach; walk or ride on uneven surfaces for extended periods
